An Act to make certain provisions relating to property real and personal held upon any trust for or for the use, benefit or purposes of certain orders, congregations, communities and associations of the Roman Catholic Church in New South Wales; and for purposes connected therewith.

Preamble

WHEREAS property real and personal held on trust for or for the use or benefit or for the purposes of certain orders, congregations, communities and associations of the Roman Catholic Church in New South Wales is vested in many different bodies of trustees, and, owing to deaths and other causes, the necessity for the appointment of new Trustees frequently arises: And whereas it is expedient that bodies corporate be created for the purpose of holding, managing and dealing with property so held, that provision be made for the vesting in bodies corporate to be created by this Act of real property so held, that conveyancing transactions in respect of property so held be facilitated and rendered less expensive and also that other activities which are or may be for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Church or of those orders, congregations, communities and associations of the Roman Catholic Church may be conducted by those bodies corporate:

Be it therefore enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: